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The Columbus, Ohio, policeman who fatally shot an unarmed Black man last week has been fired, PEOPLE confirms.
Adam Coy was dismissed on Monday, nearly a week after killing Andre Hill, 47, within seconds of encountering him around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, according to a statement from the city s police chief, Thomas Quinlan. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Mr. Coy will now have to answer to the state investigators for the death of Andre Hill, Quinlan s statement concludes.
The termination followed a disciplinary hearing held earlier in the day.
By Alec Snyder, Peter Nickeas and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN
Adam Coy, the Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, was fired Monday, according to a statement from Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr.
Coy’s termination follows a disciplinary hearing held earlier in the day. The local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police represented him at the hearing.
“The information, evidence and representations made by Chief (Thomas) Quinlan as the investigator are, in my opinion, indisputable. His disciplinary recommendation is well-supported and appropriate,” Pettus said. “The actions of Adam Coy do not live up to the oath of a Columbus Police officer, or the standards we, and the community, demand of our officers.”
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Officer Adam Coy, a 19-year veteran, shot and killed Andre Hill last week.
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Officer fired in fatal shooting of Andre Hill
Adam Coy was terminated by the Columbus Police Department for unreasonable use of force, not turning on his body camera and not rendering aid to Hill while he was dying.Andre Hill/Facebook
The Columbus, Ohio, public safety director has decided to terminate Columbus police officer Adam Coy after Coy shot and killed Andre Hill, a Black man, last week.
In a Monday ruling, Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. wrote that known facts do not establish that this use of deadly force was objectively reasonable.
Dublin, OH Dublin Police officers responded at approximately 5:30 a.m. Dec. 28 to the report of a fight between two acquaintances at 6340 Kendall Ridge Boulevard. Responding officers located the victim, Seth Hadala, 40, inside his residence where he was pronounced deceased, despite life-saving measures by medical personnel.
The suspect, William Finnegan, 41 of Johnstown, remained at the scene and was taken into custody without incident. Based on the investigation, Finnegan has been charged with murder.
The Dublin Police Detective Bureau, with assistance from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, continues to investigate this incident.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Det. Jason Murphy at 614.410.4831.